George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Twin Cities Area
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wilder Public Baths
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
District #28 School in Ramsey
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Apartments
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Saint Paul Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Robbinsdale Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
If you travel north on Highway 64 through central Minnesota, you will likely pass through Akeley...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
William J Mayo was the older of the two Mayo brothers who, along with five partners, founded the...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
District 48 School Near Delano
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Old Brewery In Preston
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The End of the Line in Currie
The Le Sueur Theater
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Endion School In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Franconia
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Sandstone
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hanover Bridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Milford Monument
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome To Dotson
Endion Depot In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome To Old Wadena
Oxford Mill Ruin
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Cobden
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Green Lake Mounds
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood Town Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Little Falls Depot
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Meyer School In St Augusta
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Florence Town Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Church of the Holy Cross
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Moving Old Hibbing
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lost Highway 61
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Enter Marlon Brando
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Red Wing Iron Works
The Almelund Creamery
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Little Marais Inn
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Remembering Quadna Resort
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Article Archive
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown